Oct 29, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC

Russian bombardment targeted five districts in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 60 times within 24 hours, resulting in five civilian deaths and injuring 16 others, local emergency services reported.

The heaviest toll was recorded in the Kamianske district, where shelling left three people dead and five wounded. In the Pavlohrad district, two residents were killed and seven were injured. Additional casualties and structural damage occurred in the Nikopol district, where artillery strikes ignited several blazes. Emergency teams operated across the region to extinguish fires and provide medical care to victims following the intense shelling.

Sources: Ziarul de Gardă

The European Union has renewed its sanction regime against Moscow as military actions continue into day 1,663 of the conflict. EU diplomatic chief Kaja Kallas and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned a Russian strike near the Ukrainian-Polish border, describing the attack as an effort to intimidate European allies and foster division.

Frontline hostilities persist despite claims of a partial halt to infrastructure strikes. Ukrainian authorities reported two people killed and 14 injured by shelling in the Kherson region. Concurrently, Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia's Belgorod region and Sochi left seven individuals wounded.

The developments follow statements from U.S. President Donald Trump indicating that Kyiv and Moscow agreed to stop targeting energy facilities. In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky formally dismissed the country's prosecutor general by executive decree.

Sources: CDM (Cafe del Montenegro).

Russian forces launched a fresh wave of overnight drone strikes against Kyiv, injuring a resident shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow's defense officials confirmed an intensified military campaign targeting Ukraine's energy grid ahead of winter, while Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities have disrupted domestic supplies, forcing Russia to import petrol.

Concurrently, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the bloc "will not tolerate attacks on EU soil" following an investigation in Leipzig, Germany. German authorities identified two suspects with ties to Moscow in connection with explosive drone incidents targeting critical infrastructure, prompting discussions among EU leaders regarding defensive countermeasures against potential hybrid threats.

Sources: Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica.

Public trust in artificial intelligence is declining in Italy as economic and societal concerns grow. According to a survey by SWG, positive sentiment toward AI fell from 68 percent in 2020 to 49 percent, while public concern rose to 45 percent. The shift comes alongside reports attributing nearly 425,000 global job losses to AI over three years, as well as fears from digital publishers that AI-driven search overviews will decrease web traffic via a zero-click model. At the same time, Italian figures such as Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei remain prominent in global development, even as major tech firms face scrutiny over their efforts to resist government regulation.

Sources: ANSA, Corriere della Sera, Il Messaggero, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica.